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So, back in Nov 2014 I had a slight knock with another car whilst reversing out of my drive. The other car was parked and whilst I reversed I knocked the side of their bumper slightly. Damage - nothing that couldn't be easily t-cut/buffed out. But a scratch nevertheless. Decision was made by...

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As my wife is currently in Milan with her sister, she kindly sent me this quick lesson in Italian language. Not sure if it would help me THAT much... :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1TnzCiUSI0&feature=youtu.be

Well that's a lesson learned for me, last weekend while travelling up the A1 a large stone hit the smaller of the three sections of my panoramic roof, shattering it. I had assumed the roof would be covered by the insurance as glass and the window screen excess would apply, as it turns out my...

Tesco are offering up to 50p per litre off fuel if you collect vouchers on certain purchases. Tesco slashes 50ppl off fuel prices | Auto Express

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Ok, so I checked my rear tyres a few weeks ago. On the wear markers. Hmmm, I'll leave it till I get paid. Left it till payday, and checked them again - really low in the middle, but some tread on the outside. Pay day came around again. Really must get some tyres. Checked them last week. Yup...

I'm a complete newcomer to Mercedes-Benz, so when the seven-year old battery on my recently-acquired 1998 SLK 230 showed signs of stress in the current cold snap, I decided to replace it and contacted Mercedes-Benz Norwich. I was quoted £103 for the battery and an additional £75 (!) to fit it -...

I have thought long and hard about making this post but believe in doing so it will hopefully be of benefit. Unfortunately my holiday this week was numbed by news from my Nephew that a freind of ours had died in a road accident on the A14 near Ipswitch. A tragic event that makes you take a...

Hello, I've recently had both the front springs on the front of my 300TE replaced. I bought some items from Eurocarparts in the end, as my local Mercedes Dealer (at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol) decided not to respond to any of my parts enquires. I had the work done by a specialist as the...

Would never have happened in a MB :D BBC NEWS | World | Europe | German motorway strewn with notes

You come across some weird things on t'internet but found this slightly surreal collection of pictures of a Mercedes 190 diesel front end cut in half. Obviously a motor show exhibit at some point but gives a good idea how well these cars were built and how repairing the heater is a nightmare...

Never leave the car during a corner. (go to 1 min 50 seconds) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=640695539059738855&q=Nordschleife+crash

Driving on holiday recently and the windscreen washer level light came on. No problem I thought, parked in the harbour car park in Falmouth, called into a local car spares and bought 5 litre of screen wash and filled up the bottle. We then went shopping for about 2 hours............well ok we...

If you see an expression such as 10W-40, the oil is a multigrade. This simply means that the oil falls into 2 viscosity grades, in this case 10W & 40. This is made possible by the inclusion of a polymer, a component which slows down the rate of thinning as the oil warms up and slows down...

Been away over to Jersey for a few days and thought what better place to leave my car than with my uncle. A nice private drive locked up out the way in a quiet village. It has to be safer than works car park or on the street at my house surely? Well my uncle reversed his Discovery...

http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/09/900.asp It's only a matter of time before it happens here........

Be careful how you tighten front wheel nuts on your W210 ! Tried to replace front tyres on E300TD last week. Tyres fitter (Costco) called to say could only release 2 of 10 wheel nuts. I arrived and with the largest bloke in the fitting bay could not shift the other 8. ( Drove home, scaffold...

I was just coming back from Mercedes in Coventry with parts for my latest mod when I went round a roundabout, not particularly fast, and heard a thud which seemed to be coming from my boot. There was nothing in my boot at the time, so I thought nothing of it. Just before I hit another corner I...